In the metropolis, the city square is always lively at night.
The music of the store, various mobile advertisements, dynamic tunes of hip-hop, and the ethnic style of the old ladies...
However, tonight, more and more people gathered towards the corners that people usually don't pay much attention to.
"Hey, come and see, there's a cat knocking on the bottle over there!"
"Knock on the bottle?"
"Yeah, I heard that they were raised by a wandering singer, and those two are performing arts!"
"It seems very interesting, let's go, have a look!"
"Mom, I also want to see the cat knocking on the bottle~"
"Okay, let's go see the cat knocking on the bottle."
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People in the city don't have so many scruples about black cats, so they just come to see it and have fun. People's living standards have improved, they don't have to worry about food and clothing, they will try to find fun to pass the time. After so long, it was the first time they saw a person with a cat in the square, and the cooperation was really good!
Zheng Tan looked at more and more onlookers, his head lowered, and he looked at the glass bottle in front of him seriously, but he didn't look at the audience.
For Yu Zheng Tan, even if his conduct was not very good when he was a human being, he still has a good face as he is now.
Zheng Tan can only be glad that this is not the era of developed communications a few years later, otherwise, he knocked on the bottle one moment, and the next moment it was posted on the Internet, and it might even be forwarded N times. That would be even more embarrassing.
He knocked on the glass bottle in harmony with Fang Shaokang's broken voice, Zheng Tan sighed in his heart, how does time pass by so slowly! It feels like hours have passed, but in reality there are only two songs, less than ten minutes.
Zheng Tan suddenly remembered what Jiao’s dad once said, Jiao Yuan, “People need to learn to self-regulate. When you don’t want to face but have to face it, you can try to change your mind to comfort yourself. You have a better frame of mind for the next challenge."
Change your thinking, adjust your mentality
Zheng Tan raised his head slightly, looked at the cardboard box that no longer knew how much money was stuffed into it, and thought about it from another angle, it was also earned by knocking on the bottle himself, rather than stealing through the cracks in the door.
Having said that, why is there no sense of guilt when you go through the window and steal something, but now it's embarrassing to be a street performer to earn your own money
To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of face. This is also a very ridiculous and shameless attitude, but one that many people have.
However, in the public eye, it is indeed very unnatural. Look at Fang Shaokang who is singing next to him, everyone has lost his tune and forgot his words several times. Isn't he singing happily? It seems that his face is still more rubbed. Climbing the rivers and lakes and going north and south, you have to rely on a thick skin.
For the first time, Zheng Tan realized the meaning of "hard-earned money".
Knocking on the bottle made my hands a little sore. When Fang Shaokang was thinking about changing the song, Zheng Tan changed his hand, and the onlookers were amazed again.
"Oh, that cat can actually change hands!"
"My cat will do this too."
"I guess I'm tired, it's pitiful." An old lady took out her wallet, walked to the cardboard box and stuffed the money in her hand.
With a lead, there is a second, a third...
Fang Shaokang also sighed in his heart, this person really doesn't have a cat to save face, I have been singing for so long, and my voice is hoarse, no one cares, but the cat next to him gets sympathy by changing his arm. The eldest sister just took out a hundred yuan at once! It seems that the living standard of the people in this city is really good.
After singing two more old songs, Fang Shaokang came to take a break.
At this time, someone came to talk to Fang Shaokang, such as asking where he was from, how did the cat come here, why he thought of coming here to sing, etc.
Zheng Tan was too lazy to listen to Fang Shaokang's nonsense, this guy didn't tell the truth, and he fooled others into overflowing with sympathy. As for the enthusiastic aunts around, Zheng Tan couldn't take it anymore. He climbed to a nearby tree and couldn't get down no matter what the people below called.
Sometimes Zheng Tan doesn't understand why people like to call "Mimi" when they see a cat, no matter if the cat is male or female, whether the cat has a name or not. The first person to call a cat like that is really talented.
In the past, this word was only associated with Dabo girls in Zheng Tan's dictionary, but since he turned into a cat, I don't know how many times no one has called it. Every time I hear this word, no matter who you are, Zheng Tan turns his head. Just go.
Therefore, after the aunts who were watching below shouted "Mi" at Zheng Tan, Zheng Tan pulled his ears and climbed the tree decisively.
When Zheng Tan was squatting on the tree to avoid the passionate aunt, Fang Shaokang was talking nonsense, and the five young people who were singing in a corner were also talking about it.
"Is that the person from yesterday?"
"That uncle came to ask us a question yesterday, but I didn't expect to come here today with a guitar."
"That uncle... I seem to have seen a camera hanging around his neck yesterday?"
"It's still SLR!"
"Well, a digital SLR camera, that thing is quite expensive. The reason I remember it is because of his camera."
After speaking, the five people were silent for a while, and then one of them said, "Damn, so, this uncle and his old man are actually full and have nothing to do to come to grab business with us?!"
When young people do this occasionally, it is called rebellion or curiosity. But if you do this kind of thing when you are in your 40s, people will think you are convulsing.
"Actually... it was the black cat who played an important role, right?"
"Suddenly I feel hit," said one person.
The eldest, A Jin, as the lead singer of the newly formed band and the boss of the new band, greeted everyone with their own thoughts and prepared to continue singing. At this moment, a woman with heavy makeup came over and greeted them.
The woman they knew was a relative of the small bar owner who asked them to sing. She just came to go shopping, and when she received a call from the bar owner, she brought a message by the way. After he finished speaking, he tossed his hair and walked away on stiletto heels. She really despised these street performers.
What the woman brought over was mainly to tell them that they didn't have to go tonight. There was someone in another band singing in front of them who had a birthday and was going to book a concert. It was estimated that they would sing until the early hours of the morning.
The five young people looked very bad. However, they have encountered many things since they left home. Similar situations have also been encountered. Now they have no money and no reputation. To put it bluntly, they are nothing. Others look down on them.
The young man who was the bassist for the new band stood aside and didn't speak, he didn't like talking much. Playing the bass in his hand, there is a little exhaustion and struggle in the music.
"Hey, you guys!"
Just when the five young people were thinking about how to arrange the time later tonight, Fang Shaokang approached them and made a plan.
"Ensemble?" Ah Jin, the lead singer and leader of the band, was a little surprised.
"Yeah, ensemble, of course, my level is limited, I still have some knowledge, so it's not me who cooperates with you." Fang Shaokang pointed to Zheng Tan, who was squatting on the tree and looking up at the stars. , "How about it coming with you?"
Ah Jin thought about it, and from the situation over there just now, he can tell that the cat can attract popularity. Of course, if you come over and cooperate with everyone. And when they were discussing just now, they were about to leave the city for the next stop, and they weren't in a hurry anyway.
After making the decision, Ajin nodded, "I'm fine, how about everyone?"
The other four did not object. They had such a special experience before leaving, and everyone was very happy. They haven't worked with cats yet.
Zheng Tan was originally squatting on a tree to count the stars, but was told to sing with those people.
"Hei Tan, look, uncle, I can't sing anymore, my voice is hoarse, and the money is not enough, I can make more money by working with those little guys, you can just squat by the side and feel free, Don't work too hard." Fang Shaokang raised his head and said to Zheng Tan, "And those little guys are quite pitiful. Today is probably the last time they will sing in this city, and they will leave tomorrow. I want to help, but I have no face. Not as big as you."
Zheng Tan looked at some of the people who were still standing around and didn't leave, and then looked at the five seventeen or eighteen-year-old young people over there. After thinking about it, he was already somewhat resistant to such a cheeky performance. It's okay to be busy with a little money, just raise your claws, anyway, you just need to pretend to knock the bottle twice.
After the discussion, Zheng Tan came to the five young people.
Facing a black cat, the five young people didn't know how to get along.
Fang Shaokang came from behind to help carry the bottle and spoon. After discussing with Ah Jin, he borrowed a high stool and put it aside, and put the bottle and iron spoon away.
Zheng Tan jumped on the high stool. This time, he felt better than at the beginning, his face was thicker, and his mentality was adjusted. Isn't it just knocking the iron spoon twice, what's the big deal? !
Seeing this place and getting ready to start again, the crowd gathered slowly again. It is only after eight o'clock, and the nightlife in the city is very rich, not to mention the commercial plaza here. Compared with before, there are actually more people at this time.
Five people had no idea whether they could cooperate with a cat, so Fang Shaokang came over and said a few words to appease a few people.
Zheng Tan still has some small opinions next to him. Do these hairy boys still despise us
Seeing Zheng Tan pulling his ears like that, Fang Shaokang knew that the cat must be angry again.
"Okay, let's get started!" Fang Shaokang waved his hand, placed the cardboard box in a conspicuous place, then stepped aside and sat down to watch.
Seeing that cardboard box, the expressions of the five young people were very unnatural, which was too straightforward. Their Taoism is still not as high as Fang Shao Kanggao.
"Hey, these boys, are you still shy?" Fang Shaokang said to the person sitting next to him.
There, there was a middle-aged man who was also the owner of the musical instrument store where Fang Shaokang rented his guitar. In addition to the guitar and bass, Akin and the others rented drums and keyboards from this shop. Most of the time he would come here to listen to these young people singing.
Hearing Fang Shaokang's words, the man smiled, "After all, he is still young."